CAIRO UNIVERSITY STR 656

Faculty of Engineering M. Sc. & Ph. D. Degrees

Structural Engineering Department Tursdays (17:15-19:45)

PLASTIC ANALYSIS & DESIGN

European Steel Tables with Plastic Modulus, Scientific Calculator and Textbook-1 Must be Brought Every Class.

Instructor: Dr. Maheeb Abdel-Ghaffar

Assoc. Prof. of Struc. Eng., Cairo University.
Location: Lecture Room 4303
Email: CairoSteel@yahoo.com, or SMS on 0111 555 420

Lecture Work
This course shows how the principles of mechanics and structural analysis can be applied
in Plastic Design of structures. Focus will be on Steel as a perfect ductile material. Steel
bars in RC give it some ductility. Therefore, most plastic design principles may be applied
for RC frames with special adjustments in the failure criteria.
Homework: One homework assignment (a total of about 12) will be due every Saturday.
Late HW submission is NOT allowed.
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STR 656 Sheet # 1 ‫اسـمك باللغـة العـربية‬

PLASTIC DESIGN CH. 1: Basic Concepts Due Date: 01 Oct. 2015

Grades: 60% Final Exam, 5% Participation, 20% Homework and 15% Quizes.
Textbook & References:
1. Plastic Design and Second-Order Analysis of Steel Frames, W. F. Chen and I.
Sohal, Springer-Verlag, 1995. (Text-Book)
2. Plastic Design of Frames, Fundamentals, Lord Baker and Jacques Heyman,
Cambridge University Press, 1969.
3. Plastic Analysis and Design of Steel Structures, M. Bill Wong, Elsevier, 2009.
4. Plasticity in Reinforced Concrete, W. F. Chen, McGraw Hill, 1982.
5. Plastic Design in Steel, a guide and commentary, ASCE Manual 41, 1971.
6. Plasticity for Structural Engineers, W. F. Chen and D. J. Han, Springer-Verlag,
1988